Crusade number 40 , at Green Pepper Press, or XL in Roman numerals, is all about changing our default scale, bigger or smaller but we were to use the same techniques.

I have worked with paper bags before making book covers but I usually cover matte board to make hard covers. Instead of using a large grocery bag, I used a lunch bag. Much smaller and thinner.

I crumpled it up first, and then did the tops of the crumples with black, I was determined to use more black but I used a pretty light application. Then I painted with a acrylic paints both regular and metallic.

I took the whole bag and ironed some stitch witchery to the bag and then ironed that to green broadcloth. Then cut out my shapes and went around the edge with a zigzag on the sewing machine. I added a couple of postage stamps, one used and the other a transfer from a postal sheet, used the art stamp again. Threading the elastic cord through the papers and fabric was the hardest part. I quite like the soft bendable covers that were created.

Rosemary – these are beautiful! Thanks for pointing out that they are paper bags of the lunch size variety. With the stitching they come off looking like fabric. Very cool. Thanks for sharing with the team!!

Wow your covers turned out beautiful. I love working on paper bags! Thank you also for visiting my blog and taking the time to comment… it’s been really fun for me to see everything the participants came up with. Looking forward to another Crusade! happy creations, from tj in germany